NBA mock draft roundup: Where Alabama players are projected to land
The 2023 NBA Draft is scheduled to take place Thursday, June 22 (7 p.m. CT on ABC/ESPN), and as many as three former Alabama basketball players could hear their names called among the 58 picks (the Philadelphia 76ers and Chicago Bulls each forfeited a second-round pick).
Freshman forwards Brandon Miller and Noah Clowney are set to be selected in the first round, with Miller widely projected to be a top-three pick, after both players earned invites to the NBA draft green room. Sophomore center Charles Bediako did not but could sneak his way into the late second round. However, many analysts believe the big man will go undrafted tomorrow.
French phenom Victor Wembanyama is universally expected to be the top overall pick. As for No. 2, ESPN senior NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski shared the latest on Miller and the second pick.
“I’m told that Alabama’s Brandon Miller further solidified his standing as Charlotte’s choice at No. 2,” Wojnarowski said Tuesday. “The workout and meetings he had in Charlotte yesterday … this is the first time Michael Jordan – the outgoing majority owner in Charlotte – had a chance to watch Miller in person, to sit down and meet with him. Both Miller and Scoot Henderson came back to Charlotte for second workouts, second meetings, and I’m told Miller was better the second time around in that environment than he had been the first time.
“And certainly positionally, Miller’s advantage over Scoot Henderson in Charlotte is that they’ve got a point guard in LaMelo Ball, who they believe is a franchise-level point guard. And right now, Brandon Miller continues to be the focus for the Hornets at No. 2.”
Ahead of the 2023 draft, we compiled a list of eight mock drafts from ESPN, The Ringer, The Athletic, CBS Sports, Yahoo! Sports, Bleacher Report, USA TODAY and Tankathon for a look at where the former UA players could land, including one projection that had Miller and Clowney teaming up in the same city. In all of these mock drafts, Miller was among the top-three selections.
ESPN, JONATHAN GIVONY AND JEREMY WOO
2. Brandon Miller – Charlotte Hornets
21. Noah Clowney – Brooklyn Nets
Click here for ESPN’s full mock draft
THE RINGER, KEVIN O’CONNOR
2. Brandon Miller – Charlotte Hornets
14. Noah Clowney – New Orleans Pelicans
50. Charles Bediako – Oklahoma City Thunder
Click here for The Ringer’s full mock draft
THE ATHLETIC, SAM VECENIE
3. Brandon Miller – Portland Trail Blazers
20. Noah Clowney – Houston Rockets
Click here for The Athletic’s full mock draft
CBS SPORTS, GARY PARRISH
2. Brandon Miller – Charlotte Hornets
22. Noah Clowney – Brooklyn Nets
Click here for CBS Sports’ full mock draft
BLEACHER REPORT, JONATHAN WASSERMAN
3. Brandon Miller – Portland Trail Blazers
24. Noah Clowney – Sacramento Kings
Click here for Bleacher Reports’ full mock draft
YAHOO! SPORTS, KRYSTEN PEEK
3. Brandon Miller – Portland Trail Blazers
23. Noah Clowney – Portland Trail Blazers
Click here for Yahoo! Sports’ full mock draft
USA TODAY, BRYAN KALBROSKY
2. Brandon Miller – Charlotte Hornets
26. Noah Clowney – Indiana Pacers
Click here for USA TODAY’s full mock draft
TANKATHON
3. Brandon Miller – Portland Trail Blazers
22. Noah Clowney – Brooklyn Nets
Click here for Tankathon’s full mock draft
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